Steps for Making a Bias Cut
Light-Duty Belting
1. Make a square line across the width of the belt. Use of the Flexco
Laser Belt Squaring tool will make this process accurate and easy.
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2. Measure up one belt edge to the appropriate measurement in
order to achieve the angle of cut desired. e correct dimension
for line A on a seven degree bias is in the chart above.
3. Draw a connecting line at the vertical measurement found in Step
2 down to the opposing end of the 90 degree line, or squarely cut belt
end corner, found in step one. is will be your cut line. Cut belt.
4. Follow the same process on the opposite belt end starting
from the opposite belt edge.
Belt Width “B” Dimension
(Inches)
“A” Dimension for 7 Degree Bias
(Inches)
24 3
36 4-3/8
42 5-1/8
48 5-7/8
60 7-3/8
72 8-7/8
84 10-1/4
A
C
(Cut Line)
B
C
A
Opposite Belt End
(Cut Line)
Finished
Bias Cut
NOTE: When making a bias cut to a belt, there
will be belt loss equal to at least one “A”
dimension used for the cut.
Example: For a 36” belt on a 7 degree bias,
belt loss will be equal to or greater than
4-3/8”, depending on the accuracy of the cut.
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